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Re:Largest-ever study of controversial pesticides finds harm... by sp332 on Monday July 03, 2017 @11:50AM (#14689139)
Pesticides are not enough to explain all the harm to bees. Fungus and parasites can destroy colonies too. We have to consider how to live without as many bees as we have now, because we don't know how to save all the bees.
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Re:Largest-ever study of controversial pesticides finds harm... by sitkack on Monday July 03, 2017 @12:12PM (#14689340)
The right thing to do is it wait until all the conclusive evidence is in. It is anti-science to not think about the corporate bottom line.

It _may_ not be caused by the pesticide, changing or stopping the use of the pesticide could not be necessary and then we would have accidentally saved the world while having less profit.

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Re:Largest-ever study of controversial pesticides finds harm... by sp332 on Monday July 03, 2017 @01:13PM (#14689833)
I get that this post is sarcastic/satirical, but it still feels like you're disagreeing with me?
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Re:Largest-ever study of controversial pesticides finds harm... by sitkack on Monday July 03, 2017 @01:48PM (#14690096)
> Pesticides are not enough to explain all the harm to bees.

How do you know this? Because of the possibility (and it will always exist) of something else able to harm bees we should take no action?

> "we don't know how to save all the bees"

Is this forgone conclusion? Sounds like you are begging the question [1]

I am reminded of, http://i.imgur.com/couhw4k.jpg

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question

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Re:Largest-ever study of controversial pesticides finds harm... by sp332 on Monday July 03, 2017 @01:50PM (#14690112)
I'm not saying the bees will definitely die off. I'm saying we don't know. We need to be prepared in case it happens.

Edit: I definitely didn't say that we should take no action.

Edit2: If you're asking "what else has been killing bees en masse", here's a list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder

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Re:Largest-ever study of controversial pesticides finds harm... by sitkack on Monday July 03, 2017 @03:44PM (#14690853)
I am sure we agree, just not the delivery.
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